Woodlands Conservancy: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 72-1506708)

Catherine Brasted’s $70K as Executive Director is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1017 $100K–1M recreation & sports nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Catherine Brasted	$70,000	$68,000	$66,000	$65,000	$59,000	$56,667
Amy L Barton	—	—	—	—	—	$2,500

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Restores an ecosystem for daily public recreation, ecotourism, and education.

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3 programs · $373K · in their own filed words · FY2023

01

Ecosystem Restoration Activities

Removal of non-native vegetation, and habitat enhancement through reforesting with native seedlings and trees.

$279Kprogram expense

02

Educational and Outreach Activities

Service learning activities to educate students and volunteers of the function and value of forested wetlands.

$75Kprogram expense

03

Research and training activities bird surveys, bird banding activities, native and non-native vegetation surveys, training of citizen scientists and partnering with university researchers.

$19Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Coypu Foundation Trust Xxxxx3002FY2024$50K

Network for Good INCFY2024$10K

The Greater New Orleans FoundationFY2024$9K

Apache FoundationFY2024$3K

Freeman-Woollam FoundationFY2024$100

Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$73K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$444K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$433K

Other incomeLn 4–11$6K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K

Money outPt IX

$434K

Ln 25

Programscol B$373K

Managementcol C$49K

Fundraisingcol D$12K

Owns and owesPt X

$4.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$123K

Total assetsLn 16$4.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

7

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$433K

Government grantsLn 1e$297K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$3K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K

Investment incomeLn 3$1K

Other incomeLn 4–11$6K

Gains on assetsLn 7$71

Total revenueLn 12$444K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$43K

SavingsLn 2$80K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$123K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$93K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.9M

Total assetsLn 16$4.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$4.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 53

VolunteersI 6217

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$234K	$123K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$82K	$93K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$3.8M	$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16	$4.2M	$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$4.2M	$4.1M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$66K	$53K	$7K	$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$32K	$26K	$4K	$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$24K	$18K	$4K	$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$3K		$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$280		$280
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$42K	$27K	$14K	$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$203		$203
Office expensesLn 13	$2K	$2K	$584
Information technologyLn 14	$1K	$1K	$354
OccupancyLn 16	$8K	$6K	$2K
TravelLn 17	$3K	$2K	$725
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$3K		$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$14K	$10K	$3K
InsuranceLn 23	$11K	$5K	$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$220K	$220K
All other expensesLn 24e	$3K	$2K	$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$434K	$373K	$49K	$12K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$162K	$262K	−$101K	$4.1M	990 PDF
FY2024	$392K	$328K	$64K	$4.2M	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$444K	$434K	$11K	$4.1M	990 PDF
FY2022	$3.6M	$291K	$3.3M	$4.2M	990 PDF
FY2021	$134K	$115K	$19K	$826K	990 PDF
FY2020	$152K	$139K	$13K	$807K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $444,273 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,547,710$433,012

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,887$3,695

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,787$1,256

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,980$6,310

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,559,364$444,273

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $92,249$122,899

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $199,043$310,707

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $291,292$433,606

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,268,072$10,667

Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members6

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $444,273 across 11 lines filed

VIII-1b Membership dues$1,025

VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,777

VIII-1e Government grants$297,432

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$131,778

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$433,012

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,695$3,695

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,185$1,185

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $71$71

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $4,278$4,278

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,032$2,032

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,727 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,534$444,273

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $433,606 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $52,800 · Management $7,260 · Fundraising $5,940$66,000

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $25,975 · Management $3,572 · Fundraising $2,922$32,469

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,372 · Management $4,263 · Fundraising $1,795$24,430

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,850$2,850

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $280$280

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $27,039 · Management $13,721 · Fundraising $1,477$42,237

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $203$203

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,750 · Management $584$2,334

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,062 · Management $354$1,416

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,072 · Management $2,024$8,096

IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,175 · Management $725$2,900

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $3,171$3,171

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,141 · Management $3,380$13,521

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,158 · Management $5,493$10,651

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $220,288$220,288

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,746 · Management $1,014$2,760

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $372,578 · Management $48,894 · Fundraising $12,134$433,606

Part X · Balance sheet $4,147,334 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $79,085$43,238

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $155,231$79,831

X-4 Accounts receivable$56,462

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $8,514$8,514

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,848,248$3,866,319

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $82,454$92,970

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,173,532$4,147,334

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,091,079$3,971,022

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $82,453$176,312

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,173,532$4,147,334

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,173,532$4,147,334

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,147,334 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$444,273

XI-2 Total expenses$433,606

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,667

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,173,532

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$9,976

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$46,841

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,147,334

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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